VIRGIN ON GENIUS

But changing his mind, he said: “You aren’t actually touching the animal. All the cameraman did was to just make a little groove in the ice, so that the penguin could get a foothold and get out of the hole.”

But he admitted that he would not interfere with a hunt should he see an animal about to be killed by a predator.

Millions watched the group of emperor penguins become stranded during a harsh Antarctic winter during November's show.
However the BBC revealed the crew decided to act, digging a shallow ramp.